College student food security during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 79 - 96

Published: March 16, 2023

Food insecurity among college and university students has increased in the past decade. The COVID-19 pandemic presented unique public health challenges, including food insecu­rity. In a cross-sectional survey of at pri­vate midwestern U.S. (N=253) we examined how student security status changed during what relation­ships exist between changes various aspects identities. Twenty-nine percent responding indicated that they became less secure pandemic, overall reported rate by 130.77%. Change respondent was associated with household income (p=0.000), loss or family employment because receiving financial aid (p=0.006), individual fam­ily infection (p=0.020), perceived eating 4.5 cups fruits and/or vegetables each day (p=0.040), race ethnicity (p=0.042), first-generation higher education (p=0.017), sexual orientation (p=0.027), spring 2020 GPA (p=0.003). results contribute to growing body evidence institutions, as well state federal governments, should increase their efforts support achieve security. doing so, it is critical consider disparities diverse intersecting social identities, socio-economic class, ethnicity, being first one’s attend college, orien­tation. Our further suggest need for interventions not only address immediate symptoms but also structural discrimination makes more difficult members marginalized groups become secure.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 testing and vaccination uptake among youth and young adults: Disparities by age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity

American Journal of Infection Control, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 52(3), P. 312 - 319

Published: Sept. 22, 2023

Language: Английский

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Social Determinants of Health and College Food Insecurity

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(9), P. 1391 - 1391

Published: May 4, 2024

In recent years, many students have faced economic hardship and experienced food insecurity, even as universities strive to create more equitable pathways college. There is a need for holistic perspective that addresses the complexity of insecurity amongst college students. To this end, we examined relationship between social determinants health, including (CoFI) childhood (ChFI), their with well-being measures. The study sample was convenience included 372 at public university who responded an online survey in fall 2021. Students were asked report security status previous 30 days. We used following analytical strategies: chi-square tests determine differences secure (FS) insecure (FI) students; binary logistic regression CoFI on student demographics ChFI; ordinal or Black students, off-campus first-generation in-state humanities/behavioral/social/health sciences majors likely CoFI. FI ChFI lower scores all associated four measures its effects mediated by College health initiatives would benefit from accounting SDOH, experiences subsequent cumulative disadvantages during

Language: Английский

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The longitudinal mediating role of sleep in associations between COVID‐19 stressors predicting mental and physical health outcomes among emerging adult college students

Stress and Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 40(5)

Published: May 15, 2024

The current study tested a longitudinal mediation model throughout the COVID-19 pandemic focused on whether students' housing instability stress and food/financial at beginning of in spring 2020 (T1) informed sleep dissatisfaction duration fall (T2) and, turn, physical mental health 2021 (T3). Further, we relations varied based ethnic-racial backgrounds. Participants included 879 Asian, Black, Latine, Multiracial, White emerging adult college students (Mage = 19.95, SD 0.33) from large public university mid-Atlantic region United States who attended during completed surveys about their experiences. Findings indicated significant process, such that T1 predicted greater T2 less health, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms T3. Additionally, was significantly associated with but not, any T3 outcomes. did not vary by ethnicity/race. Results highlight is an important factor accounts for between stressors predicting outcomes pandemic.

Language: Английский

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How Have U.S. College Students’ Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health Shifted During the Pandemic?: A 3-Year Repeated Cross-Sectional Examination

Journal of College Student Mental Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 29

Published: July 3, 2024

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous disruptions in many college students' lives and increased rates of internalizing symptoms perceived stress, multi-year trends student mental health are still being uncovered. Moreover, very few longitudinal studies investigate changes psychosocial stressors identified by students their own words. The present study addressed these needs literature using self-report data collected from three cohorts (total N = 1,042) recruited across academic years (2020–2023). A mixed-methods approach was used to explore links between quantitative regarding (e.g. depression, anxiety, somatization) qualitative write-in challenges experienced during pandemic. Elevated lower-than-normative levels physical persisted all years, with anxiety somatization most elevated final year. Through data, a wide range challenges, including health, finances, remote learning, linked symptoms. In latter they reported emerging difficulties face-to-face activities lowered confidence one's skills. Findings indicate strong, continuing need for targeted universal intervention, special attention anxiety-related associated late-to-post-pandemic stressors.

Language: Английский

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Food for Thought: Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Social Engagement and Campus Service Utilization of Students Experiencing Food Insecurity at a Large Atlantic Canadian University

Journal of College Student Mental Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 19

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and associated mental health characteristics food insecure (FI) students at an Atlantic Canadian University. Based on data from National College Health Assessment-third revision (NCHA-III, 2023) (N = 1694; mean age 26.6; 63.2% female), FI was 46.6%, with higher rates for male, international, undergraduate students, those low-income families. Food Insecure more likely report "serious" psychological distress, a state 'languishing,' greater frequency all forms suicidality, use university's bank services. Concomitant social issues also in terms lacking companionship, feeling left out isolated others, experiencing problems/challenges family peers, indicating less agreement that they belonged their university, health/well-being priority campus. Recommendations how institutions can address issue are considered.

Language: Английский

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Nourishing student success and wellbeing: Unveiling the impact of food environments on student food security challenges through a case study from Montana

Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 21

Published: Dec. 11, 2023

Food insecurity among U.S. college and university students surpasses respective levels in the general population. Previous research has primarily focused on demographic economic explana­tions, neglecting other risk factors such as student place of residence specific food environments. In addition, most studies have been conducted before COVID-19 pandemic, which further exacerbated security challenges. To address these gaps, our comprehensive case study at Montana State University (MSU) assessed for insecurity, considering access students’ From March to November 2020, we collected online survey responses from a diverse sample 443 MSU students. Approximately one–third experienced during this period, with their status linked housing type academic level. Despite students' reported knowledge healthy diets cooking skills, consuming inadequate insufficient had significant impact dietary quality, well-being, physical mental health. Just under half surveyed (44%) increased difficulties accessing due pandemic. Addressing is crucial well-being success, not only because additional stressors COVID-19. Dealing requires improving situations creating reliable environ­ment that ensures affordable, healthy, safe, conven­ient, desirable, sustainable options. Spe­cial support universities gov­ernments should be given living off-campus. By recognizing unique challenges implementing targeted interventions, can foster supportive environment

Language: Английский

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Food security change in the college student population due to the COVID-19 pandemic: A decline for many, an improvement for a few

Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9, P. 100820 - 100820

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic killed over one million people in the United States and disease itself, combined with policies implemented to minimize its spread, dramatically increased both unemployment food insecurity throughout nation. College students, who have high rates of during non-pandemic times, were heavily impacted by as campus closures caused large changes living conditions business led loss work for many. This study quantified rate, security status, associates these college students at University Santa Barbara, CA using data from a survey conducted Spring 2021 (N = 785). Descriptive statistics multinomial logistic regression model used analyze results suggest that rate about 50% status changed 25% students. Of whose statuses changed, one-fifth experienced an improvement while four-fifths decline. Students lost job more likely experience decline moved their parents, especially longer periods time, increase status. During future pandemics, policy should account student research determine which move home why.

Language: Английский

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Qualitative assessment of changes to university students’ dietary intake by food security status in the context of COVID-19

Journal of American College Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: March 5, 2024

Objective To explore how university students' dietary intakes changed during COVID-19, and whether these changes differed by food security status.

Language: Английский

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The publicness of voluntary action during crisis: From resilience mechanisms to resistance tactics

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: March 8, 2024

Although the volunteerism approach is regarded as a helpful strategy, critical concerns arise regarding dynamics of vulnerability and publicness disaster-affected communities' collective action. This study aims to examine meaning public interest its function in enhancing resilience capacity through voluntary Using hermeneutic approach, this investigates action "Canthelan" food sharing within environmental structure Special Region Yogyakarta, Indonesia, during COVID-19 outbreak. The findings indicate that context response crises accumulated by pandemic's socioeconomic threat, emergence societal vulnerabilities, failure social protection policies. Voluntary functions an alternative mechanism for vulnerable disadvantaged communities providing access control over resources egalitarian interaction space. Simultaneously, constructed mechanisms become structurally aggregated knowledge narratives manifestations contestation concerning development resilience. contribute mediation process, which process mutual support face adapt threats. However, deterministic view power authority hinders transformative

Language: Английский

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